It's been a little longer than six months since my last entry.  What's changed?  Not much unfortunately.  I wish I could say I've lost that extra weight that's been plaguing me for most of my life.  I wish I could say I've paid off my credit cards, I wish I could say that I finally found happiness within myself that didn't include material possessions.  But unfortunately, none of that is the case.  What I CAN say is that I've taken steps to get my life in the order I want it to be. 

Weight loss - I've joined Weight Watchers again.  I've been going for about two months and I've lost 7.6 pounds.  I still struggle every day with what I'm going to eat.  The bad news is, I LOVE food.  The good news is, I've recognized the problem and I really want to fix it.

Debt - I've been going to Debtor's Anonymous meetings for about two months.  The meetings are every Thursday night in a nearby town.  The stories are sad, and I am by no means in the worst condition there, but it's still difficult.  I haven't been in two weeks because I didn't think the meetings were doing anything for me.  But maybe the problem is that I don't WANT the meetings to do anything for me. 

I think one of the main problems is that I sit back and expect everyone to fix my problems for me, OR I expect my addictions to fix themselves.  No more pity party Ashley.  I have made a resolution that I will NOT buy anything for the next ten months.  The exceptions are as follows:

- Christmas gifts/cards for my friends and family

- Hair/makeup products

- Music on iTunes